Prior to working for a Thai importer (the job that seriously kick started my love of food) I had never tried a vinegar cucumber salad, the most lovely of all salads....sweet/spicy/heat/crunchy. From my first bite I was hooked. In all its variations, I could eat a bowl of it every week. Now then...Kirk seriously doesn't… Continue reading Spicy Pickled Cukes & Radishes
Month: April 2014
Twice Corn Grits
Grits were something I didn't try until in the last decade. My opinion of corn-anything was colored by some really bad memories of childhood. My Mom made cornmeal mush in similar fashion to how she made oatmeal: lumpy and severely bland. So my reasoning was pretty straight forward: Why would I possibly want to try… Continue reading Twice Corn Grits